Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who offered secrets and techniques to the Soviets within the 80s, dies in jail

Aldrich Ames, the previous CIA agent turned Russian asset, died in a federal jail in Maryland, in response to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 84 years outdated.

Ames was the chief of the intelligence division on the CIA and had entry to among the nation’s most damaging secrets and techniques.

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